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newt gingrich and rick santorum each received 9% of the votes. rick perry finished with just 1% of the vote. romney told his supporters that he is ready to move on to south carolina and ready to challenge president obama in november. [ cheers ] >> and tonight, tonight we're asking the good people of south carolina to join the citizens of new hampshire and make 2012 the year he runs out of time. [ cheers ] >> romney urged conservatives to join forces and support him instead of dividing the republican party. >> despite disappointing showings in new hampshire, newt gingrich and jon huntsman are trying to remain upbeat. both candidates say they're looking forward to south carolina. >> this campaign is going to go on to south carolina. [ cheers ] >> and we're going to offer the american people something very different. >> we need trust infused back into this nation. we need a president who's going to be able to stand up and say, "it's time we come together as americans first and foremost." this nation, the greatest nation on earth, has every attribute
newt gingrich and rick santorum each received 9% of the votes. rick perry finished with just 1% of the vote. romney told his supporters that he is ready to move on to south carolina and ready to challenge president obama in november. [ cheers ] >> and tonight, tonight we're asking the good people of south carolina to join the citizens of new hampshire and make 2012 the year he runs out of time. [ cheers ] >> romney urged conservatives to join forces and support him instead of...
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now newt gingrich has admitted he was unfaithful. but he chided the cnn moderator for making the first question in the debate. >> to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question in a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything i can imagine. plays >> let me be clear. the story is false. every personal friend -- >> reporter: rick santorum made the argument last night that gingrich can't be the nominee because his personal life is too complex. it could cost republicans the election. meantime, mitt romney, a little of the focus taken off him at the beginning of the debate. he still says he's not going to release his tax forms until april. meantime, ron paul says no reason to release my tax forms. i'm a member of congress, my financial disclosures are already out there. and i don't talk to lobbyists anyway. joe? >> thank you very much. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in-person, absentee voting begins in virginia. voters have two choices --
now newt gingrich has admitted he was unfaithful. but he chided the cnn moderator for making the first question in the debate. >> to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary a significant question in a presidential campaign is as close to despicable as anything i can imagine. plays >> let me be clear. the story is false. every personal friend -- >> reporter: rick santorum made the argument last night that gingrich can't be the nominee because his personal life...
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a poll suggests newt gingrich is the front-runner in florida. in a rasmussen survey, 41% of floridians support the house speaker. romney received 32%. rick santorum finished third with 11%. and ron paul had 8%. a national gallup poll shows a virtual tie for first place. 29% backed romney with 28% backing gingrich. ron paul finished ahead of rick santorum with 13% and 11% respectively. >>> president obama is putting the final touches on his third state of the union address. with his re-election campaign underway, the president's speech will focus on the economy. he'll also touch on manufacturing, clean energy, education, and american values. as one of her final acts as a member of congress, gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly will watch the speech from the first lady's box. indiana governor mitch daniels will deliver the gop response. and herman cain will deliver the tea party's response. don't forget, you can watch the address tonight right here on nbc 4. it begins at 9:00. >>> all the roads near the capitol will be closed off during t
a poll suggests newt gingrich is the front-runner in florida. in a rasmussen survey, 41% of floridians support the house speaker. romney received 32%. rick santorum finished third with 11%. and ron paul had 8%. a national gallup poll shows a virtual tie for first place. 29% backed romney with 28% backing gingrich. ron paul finished ahead of rick santorum with 13% and 11% respectively. >>> president obama is putting the final touches on his third state of the union address. with his...
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newt gingrich has already done so. to give you a sense of what they might talk about in addition to taxes, gingrich says that romney needs to answer some questions about his massachusetts health plan and about bain capital. >> tracie potts live this morning. thank you. >>> and you can see tonight's debate live from tampa bay during a special edition of "rock center." brian williams will be the moderator. that's at 9:00 tonight on nbc 4. >>> today more than 100,000 pro-life demonstrators are expected in washington for the annual march for life. they're protesting the 39th anniversary of the roe vs. wade case in which the u.s. supreme court legalized abortion. tracee wilkins is live at the verizon center where a prayer service will be held later this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. we're expecting more than 100,000 people who oppose the roe v. wade decision and also abortion to come here and take part in a number of protests, marches, and events that will be held today in d.c. for the second year i
newt gingrich has already done so. to give you a sense of what they might talk about in addition to taxes, gingrich says that romney needs to answer some questions about his massachusetts health plan and about bain capital. >> tracie potts live this morning. thank you. >>> and you can see tonight's debate live from tampa bay during a special edition of "rock center." brian williams will be the moderator. that's at 9:00 tonight on nbc 4. >>> today more than...
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newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and clearly getting under gingrich's skin. he's been hammering away at the former house speaker with a series of web, tv, radio ads that are just hammering away at gingrich's past. gingrich, meanwhile, is making an appeal to conservatives in florida, asking them to prolong this race, to keep him in the fight. gingrich has gotten the endorsement of herman cain over the weekend, and a semi endorsement from sarah palin who says vote for gingrich and annoy a liberal. at this point, gingrich is running out of options. florida is 50 delegates. it's winner-take-all. and really, it's where he can make his last serious stand. still, gingrich is saying that even if he does lose here in florida, that he believes that he could ultimately become the nominee of the party because he says that he doesn't believe that the party is ready to
newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and clearly getting under gingrich's skin. he's been hammering away at the former house speaker with a series of web, tv, radio ads that are just hammering away at gingrich's past. gingrich, meanwhile, is making an appeal to conservatives in florida, asking them to prolong this race, to keep him in the fight....
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mitt romney and newt gingrich are neck and neck in florida, just seven days before the state's primary. rick santorum and ron paul are a distant third and fourth in the poll. the candidates will scare off tonight in jacksonville. >>> the race in florida may be heated, but one campaign ad may have gone too far. newt gingrich pulled a controversial spanish language radio ad which accuses mitt romney of being antiimmigrant. the ad uses a snippet of a fidel castro line and marco rubio calls it inaccurate and inflammatory. rubio is one of the nation's most prominent latino republicans. gingrich's campaign agreed to pull the ad. >>> today a former marine will enter a guilty plea related to charges that he fired shots at the pentagon and the marine corps museum. yonathan melaku was connected to shootings at several military installations in the fall of 2010 and a cash of car break-ins. melaku pled guilty to the break ins and served six months in jail. if convicted in the military building shootings, he faces a minimum of 35 years in federal prison and a maximum of a life sentence. >>> arlingt
mitt romney and newt gingrich are neck and neck in florida, just seven days before the state's primary. rick santorum and ron paul are a distant third and fourth in the poll. the candidates will scare off tonight in jacksonville. >>> the race in florida may be heated, but one campaign ad may have gone too far. newt gingrich pulled a controversial spanish language radio ad which accuses mitt romney of being antiimmigrant. the ad uses a snippet of a fidel castro line and marco rubio...
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mitt romney is taking a more aggressive notone in his attack against newt gingrich. the candidates squared off before the primary next tuesday. all four white house hopefuls took part, but the focus was primarily on romney and gingrich. romney was particularly animated when gingrich called him the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> i want to make sure i understand. is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that's simply inexcusable. that's inexcusable. and actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and said that ad was inexcusable and inflammatory and inappropriate. mr. speaker, i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in wales. they came to this country. the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> romney and gingrich also sparred over their investments and connections to fannie mae and freddie mac. a political action committee that supports newt gingrich is launching a new attack on mitt romney. >> you never do any work
mitt romney is taking a more aggressive notone in his attack against newt gingrich. the candidates squared off before the primary next tuesday. all four white house hopefuls took part, but the focus was primarily on romney and gingrich. romney was particularly animated when gingrich called him the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> i want to make sure i understand. is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor....
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his strategy has been when newt gingrich swings, swing back harder. that's what we've seen on the air here. it looks like gingrich may be closing the gap. the two have been going back and forth about truth telling. >> you have had the "wall street journal" saying governor regime is not telling the truth. "national review" said that governor romney's not telling the truth. you cannot get to be president if you don't have the courage to tell the truth to the american people. >> he's been flailing around a bit, trying to go after may for one thing or the other. you just watch it and shake your head. it's -- it's been kind of painfully revealing to watch. >> narrator: a couple of polls had gingrich closing the gap by five to seven points, but the electorate seems to be concerned, as we've seen, with republicans in other states. they seem to be concerned with elect ability, not just who wins florida when the polls open in a few hours, but who can win in november. >> thank you very much. we'll be watching all day long for the results later this evening. tha
his strategy has been when newt gingrich swings, swing back harder. that's what we've seen on the air here. it looks like gingrich may be closing the gap. the two have been going back and forth about truth telling. >> you have had the "wall street journal" saying governor regime is not telling the truth. "national review" said that governor romney's not telling the truth. you cannot get to be president if you don't have the courage to tell the truth to the american...
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you can't be partly pro-life. >> reporter: newt gingrich was there, too. mitt romney was not. thedeclined. he has been criticize for switching positions. >> tracie potts, thank. >>> a new poll shows romney's challengers are starting to narrow the lead and now president obama is starting to make his voice heard. melissa is here with more on the poll and the president's first campaign ad. >> reporter: good morning. the latest poll shows mitt romney has lost some support, but more importantly his rivals are gaining ground on the former governor. look right here. now, the poll by "time" magazine and cnn shows 33% of voters in south carolina are supporting romney at this point, that's a double digit lead over gingrich, who has 23%. earlier this month romney led the entire pack by 20 points. looking at rick santorum, he's been striking distance, due to his appeal with social conservatives. he is currently earning 16%. flipping that around for ron paul. ron paul not far behind him with 13%. all of this could change before saturday, of course, as 7% of voters say they have not made up
you can't be partly pro-life. >> reporter: newt gingrich was there, too. mitt romney was not. thedeclined. he has been criticize for switching positions. >> tracie potts, thank. >>> a new poll shows romney's challengers are starting to narrow the lead and now president obama is starting to make his voice heard. melissa is here with more on the poll and the president's first campaign ad. >> reporter: good morning. the latest poll shows mitt romney has lost some...
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perry, newt gingrich, rick santorum, and jon huntsman failed to submit enough signatures last month to get on the march 6 ballot. >>> today the employment center for maryland's soon-to-be largest casino will begin taking applications. maryland live will fill more than 1,500 positions at the location at anne arundel mills mall. there are full time and part-time jobs available for a range of different fields. the employment center will be open from 10:00 to 7:00 weekdays. maryland live is expected to open this summer. >>> right now, demonstrators with the occupy movement are on their way to the nation's capital. organizer say people from across the country will participate in the so-called occupy congress day of action that begins tomorrow. it coincides with the beginning of the 2012 legislative session. members of the occupy movement are protesting economic disparities in the country. they will march -- they will hold a march and rally at the capitol. they will also meet with members of congress. >>> today demonstrators with the occupy wall street movement will protest at the federal re
perry, newt gingrich, rick santorum, and jon huntsman failed to submit enough signatures last month to get on the march 6 ballot. >>> today the employment center for maryland's soon-to-be largest casino will begin taking applications. maryland live will fill more than 1,500 positions at the location at anne arundel mills mall. there are full time and part-time jobs available for a range of different fields. the employment center will be open from 10:00 to 7:00 weekdays. maryland live...
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newt gingrich, rick perry, and four other gop candidates filed a lawsuit challenging that law. >>> and president obama is not going to let republicans get all the election attention in iowa. the white house says the president plans to host a video chat with democrats across the state as republican caucus results come in. his campaign says mr. obama will speak to supporters in various locations in iowa via a web program called adobe connect. >>> new from overnight, iran says it successfully test fired a long range missile during a naval exercise today. the iranian navy says it test fired an anti-radar missile over the weekend. this comes after iran also announced it successfully produced and tested nuclear fuel rods for the first time. the news is a snub to western countries that want iran to stop its nuclear program. the u.s. and other western powers have proposed new sanctions that will cut iran's oil revenue. >>> south korea's president says the korean peninsula is now at a turning point. in a nationally televised speech, president lee myung-bak said that peace is a priority and ther
newt gingrich, rick perry, and four other gop candidates filed a lawsuit challenging that law. >>> and president obama is not going to let republicans get all the election attention in iowa. the white house says the president plans to host a video chat with democrats across the state as republican caucus results come in. his campaign says mr. obama will speak to supporters in various locations in iowa via a web program called adobe connect. >>> new from overnight, iran says it...
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ron paul is pulling in second with 20% followed by jon huntsman with 11% and newt gingrich with 9%. this is the last full day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's primary. romney is getting big-time support ahead of the race. governor christie rallied with him yesterday. hours before, his gop rivals tried to slow down his momentum. >> we want someone who's going to stand up and fight for the conservative principles. >> can we drop a little of the pius balone? >> if romney wins tomorrow he'd be the first non-incumbent to take both iowa's caucuses and the first primary. >>> texas governor rick perry is putting the fate in his campaign in the hands of south carolina and likening the decision to the alamo's last stand. perry told a crowd of about 300 at a packed burger joint that he's not quitting on his campaign. he compared himself to the south carolinians who rode to the alamo to fight for texas' freedom even though they knew the battle would be lost. perry re-evaluated his campaign after a disappointing finish in iowa but decided to focus on the first primary in the south to rejuvinat
ron paul is pulling in second with 20% followed by jon huntsman with 11% and newt gingrich with 9%. this is the last full day of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's primary. romney is getting big-time support ahead of the race. governor christie rallied with him yesterday. hours before, his gop rivals tried to slow down his momentum. >> we want someone who's going to stand up and fight for the conservative principles. >> can we drop a little of the pius balone? >> if romney wins...
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newt gingrich with just over 13. rick perry with 10. michele bachmann with 5%. a record breaking 123,000 people voted last night. romney says his win is really a victory for the entire republican party. >> thank you, iowa, for the great sendoff you're giving to us and the others in this campaign. look, this is -- this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> those staying in the race will start gearing up for next week's primary in new hampshire. at this point, michele bachmann says she plans to press ahead, but rick perry is going home to decide if he will continue his campaign. iowa has played an uneven record when it comes to predicting national winners. it sent obama on his way in 2008, you might remember, but john mccain finished a distant fourth. sources say today senator mccain will endorse mitt romney. joe? >> melissa mollet reporting live from the news room. thanks very much, melissa. >>> there are two debates coming up this weekend. the first debate is sa
newt gingrich with just over 13. rick perry with 10. michele bachmann with 5%. a record breaking 123,000 people voted last night. romney says his win is really a victory for the entire republican party. >> thank you, iowa, for the great sendoff you're giving to us and the others in this campaign. look, this is -- this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> those staying in the...
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newt gingrich is third with 14%. ron paul is behind him with 13%. rick perry and jon huntsman are bringing up the rear with 5% and 2% respectively. >>> 5:06. for the first time in three years, teachers and staff in fairfax county public schools could be seeing bigger paychecks. superintendent jack dale introduced next year's budget last night. it includes a 9% increase in spending. most of that is aimed at hiring 700 new employees. most of them will be teachers. to help accommodate nearly 4,000 new students expected to enter the system next year. it would also unfreeze pay for current teachers and raise custodian salaries. >> i liked that they were going to try and compensate the teachers more. i know that they have been waiting a long time and not getting some of the compensation that's due to them, and they work very hard. >> and summer school which had been cut in previous years would also return in limited form. >>> maryland public schools celebrating this morning, as well, after being ranked number one in the nation for the fourth year in a row
newt gingrich is third with 14%. ron paul is behind him with 13%. rick perry and jon huntsman are bringing up the rear with 5% and 2% respectively. >>> 5:06. for the first time in three years, teachers and staff in fairfax county public schools could be seeing bigger paychecks. superintendent jack dale introduced next year's budget last night. it includes a 9% increase in spending. most of that is aimed at hiring 700 new employees. most of them will be teachers. to help accommodate...
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newt gingrich threatening to sue tv stations making attack ads. they claim gingrich was fine third degree $00,000 for ethics violations while he was speaker o the house. they say they're defamatory and they cement letters to south carolina and florida tv stations demanding they refuse to run the ads. fact checker powe politifact says the $300,000 penalty assessed on begin fwrich in 1997 can be considered a fine and was approved by more than 90% of house members aet this time. >>> the run-up to the first primary in the south is already shaping up to to be the most negative yet. candidates have only been on the ground for about 24 hours and already there's a 27 minute documentary online. rick perry who has focused his campaign in the palmetto state has taken aim, calling him a vulture capital list. it's not cut into the lead and now some are coming to his defense. >> i don't care what you thing, folks, the faattacks they mound on him are not defensible. >> i think the american people deserve to know things. i'm prepared to have people irritated on t
newt gingrich threatening to sue tv stations making attack ads. they claim gingrich was fine third degree $00,000 for ethics violations while he was speaker o the house. they say they're defamatory and they cement letters to south carolina and florida tv stations demanding they refuse to run the ads. fact checker powe politifact says the $300,000 penalty assessed on begin fwrich in 1997 can be considered a fine and was approved by more than 90% of house members aet this time. >>> the...
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. >>> the relationship between republican front-runner newt gingrich and mortgage giant freddie mac is on display again this morning after his former consulting firm released another contract. the contract shows gingrich began receiving payments of $25,000 a month in 1999 to work with freddie mac's chief lobbyist. the agreement, however, specifically excludes lobbying services and instead says that gingrich served as an adviser in the areas of strategic planning and public policy. between his contract and the one released yesterday, gingrich received more than $1.5 million from freddie mac between 1999 and 2011. >>> mitt romney is targeting gingrich for that relationship with the mortgage giant. in a state that has been hit hard by the housing crisis. romney visited a foreclosed home in florida yesterday. but he also defended banks saying they aren't bad people, they are just overwhelmed and scared right now because they're afraid people will stop paying. housing and the economy are likely to be key issues in florida's primary next tuesday. >>> later today the federal reserve policymak
. >>> the relationship between republican front-runner newt gingrich and mortgage giant freddie mac is on display again this morning after his former consulting firm released another contract. the contract shows gingrich began receiving payments of $25,000 a month in 1999 to work with freddie mac's chief lobbyist. the agreement, however, specifically excludes lobbying services and instead says that gingrich served as an adviser in the areas of strategic planning and public policy....
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newt gingrich finished second with 17%, followed by ron paul with 16%. rick santorum was in fourth place with 13%. >>> this week the republican candidates are focusing their campaigns on south carolina. in a fox news debate there last night, romney's rivals teamed up against him. he's coming off back-to-back wins in iowa and new hampshire and is the favorite to win this saturday's primary in south carolina. romney was pressed to release his tax returns and said he'd be willing to do so but not immediately. >> mitt, we need for you to release your income tax so the people this country can see how you made your money. [ applause ] >> i anticipate that most likely i'm going to get asked to do that around the april time period. i'll keep that open. >> governor, you will plan then to release your income tax records around april? >> i think i've heard enough from folks saying, look, let's see your tax records. i have nothing in them to suggest there's any problem. >> the candidates gather again on thursday for another debate two days ahead of saturday's south
newt gingrich finished second with 17%, followed by ron paul with 16%. rick santorum was in fourth place with 13%. >>> this week the republican candidates are focusing their campaigns on south carolina. in a fox news debate there last night, romney's rivals teamed up against him. he's coming off back-to-back wins in iowa and new hampshire and is the favorite to win this saturday's primary in south carolina. romney was pressed to release his tax returns and said he'd be willing to do so...
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both newt gingrich and rick santorum have gained some ground overnight. up to 11 and 10% respectively. stay with news4 and nbcwashington.com for coverage of the new hampshire primaries all day today. and join us for full coverage of the results of the nation's first primary right here on "news4 today" tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. >>> a big change in the white house as chief of staff bill daly announced his resignation. president obama appeared with daly and his replacement, jack lu, yesterday. he currently serves as white house budget director. he will be the third chief in the obama administration. rahm emanuel was in charge for close to two years before becoming mayor of chicago and handing thing over to daly. >>> it could cost more to ride metro this summer. the transit agency's general manager is unveiling the new budget proposal this week that calls for a 5% increase to bus and rail face. tracee wilkins is live in chinatown with the budget breakdown. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're looking at a lot of changes and a lot of proposed inc
both newt gingrich and rick santorum have gained some ground overnight. up to 11 and 10% respectively. stay with news4 and nbcwashington.com for coverage of the new hampshire primaries all day today. and join us for full coverage of the results of the nation's first primary right here on "news4 today" tomorrow morning at 4:30 a.m. >>> a big change in the white house as chief of staff bill daly announced his resignation. president obama appeared with daly and his replacement,...
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newt gingrich is in fourth place with 9%. >>> and this morning romney is already looking beyond new hampshire. he'll campaign in myrtle beach today, preparing for south carolina's primary, which is on january 21st. meanwhile, his rivals are campaigning in the granite state. conservative leaders say it's time to rally behind a single republican presidential candidate to prevent romney from winning the gop nomination. they can't seem to agree on which one. gingrich kept up his attacks on romney. >> i don't believe a massachusetts moderate is in a very good position to debate barack obama, and i think it would be very hard for him to win the general election. >> the candidates have a busy weekend. they'll debate on saturday night and sunday morning in new hampshire. >>> jon huntsman picked up a major newspaper endorsement this morning. "the boston globe" endorsed the former utah governor snubbing romney. they said huntsman is bold while romney is cautious and tries to appease too many people to get elected. they also say huntsman has vision on national unity. >>> for people who use metro b >>> 5
newt gingrich is in fourth place with 9%. >>> and this morning romney is already looking beyond new hampshire. he'll campaign in myrtle beach today, preparing for south carolina's primary, which is on january 21st. meanwhile, his rivals are campaigning in the granite state. conservative leaders say it's time to rally behind a single republican presidential candidate to prevent romney from winning the gop nomination. they can't seem to agree on which one. gingrich kept up his attacks on...
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. >> newt gingrich, who is polling in fourth place, says he doesn't believe he'll win in iowa, blaming negative attacks for his demise. the iowa caucuses have a mixed record for picking ultimate winners but is known for w whiddling down the field. with that, many wonder if weak showings will doom the campaigns of rick perry and michele bachmann, who is polling low. and this year the theme is electability, as in who can beat barack obama. back to you. >> thanks so much, angie. >>> iowa wasn't always such an important battleground for the presidential race. the state's caucuses were practically unknown to the rest of the country until 1972, when recommends moved up their caucus meetings until january. there george mcgovern used the state to catapult himself to the nomination. but the turnout is actually low. people have to be present to vote, and there is no early or absentee voting. in 2008, 17% of the voters took place in the caucuses. that year former arkansas governor mike huckabee won the republican caucuses, and president obama won the democratic caucuses. stay tuned to nbcwashingt
. >> newt gingrich, who is polling in fourth place, says he doesn't believe he'll win in iowa, blaming negative attacks for his demise. the iowa caucuses have a mixed record for picking ultimate winners but is known for w whiddling down the field. with that, many wonder if weak showings will doom the campaigns of rick perry and michele bachmann, who is polling low. and this year the theme is electability, as in who can beat barack obama. back to you. >> thanks so much, angie....
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newt gingrich campaigning in south carolina saying that it exploited other companies. joe? >> thank you very much. >>> mitt romney is planning to come to our area soon to pitch his economic plan. the former governor is expected to headline a breakfast event next month in reston sponsored by two technology associations. virginia may not be as pivotal in his bid to win the nominations as one thought because he and ron paul are the only candidates on the ballot. but both republicans and democrats have identified virginia as a battleground state come november. >>> and it looks like republican presidential contender rick perry and three other candidates will not get their names on the virginia's primary ballot. a three-judge panel from the federal fourth circuit of appeals unanimously ruled against them yesterday. they said the candidates knew the rules and the requirement to get on the ballot, it had been on the books for years. mitt romney and ron paul are the only two candidates that will be printed on virginia's republican primary ballot. the virginia primary vote is march 6
newt gingrich campaigning in south carolina saying that it exploited other companies. joe? >> thank you very much. >>> mitt romney is planning to come to our area soon to pitch his economic plan. the former governor is expected to headline a breakfast event next month in reston sponsored by two technology associations. virginia may not be as pivotal in his bid to win the nominations as one thought because he and ron paul are the only candidates on the ballot. but both republicans...